Director Inpatient Acute Care Req

Overview

Director Inpatient Acute Care - FT - Req #. Valley View Medical Center.

Description:

The Director of Inpatient Acute Care works under the responsibility of the Chief Nursing Officer. Responsible for the Medical-Surgical, Obstetrics (Women’s Services) and the Intensive Care Nursing Units. The Inpatient Acute Care Director is responsible for the overall strategy, planning, organizing, implementing and controlling functions of these departments. The Director is accountable for the quality of the services provided and maintains certification and accreditation with the appropriate governing agencies.

Mission/High 5 Guiding Principles:

It is expected that all of the duties and responsibilities of this position will be performed in a manner consistent with Valley View Medical Center and LifePoint Health in Making our Community Healthier. Leaders are expected to carry out the mission while being guided by our High 5 Principles:
Delivering High Quality Patient Care, Creating Excellent Workplaces for our Employees, Taking a leadership role in our Community, And, ensuring fiscal responsibility.

All leaders are expected to model the organizational mission and values through their daily actions, decision making and priority setting. All leaders are expected to develop, implement and monitor short and long range plans to meet

• Provides overall direction necessary to insure that department services and programs are provided in accordance with standards established by Valley View Medical Center and outside regulatory & licensing agencies such as TJC, Arizona Department of Health Services and the Centers for Medicare Services.
• Promotes Valley View Medical Center to key stakeholders.
• Interviews, selects, ensures proper training of, and when necessary disciplines and/or discharges department personnel.
• Develops, secures approval of, and implements the short term and long term departmental goals and objectives that assist Valley View Medical Center in achieving the objectives outlined in the strategic plan.
• Develops and implements the approved annual department budget.
• Leads quality improvement and patient safety initiatives for Medical-Surgical, Obstetrics (Women’s Services) and Intensive Care Nursing units.
• Is able to demonstrate extensive knowledge of established policies and procedures.

• Degree in Nursing (BSN or higher preferred)
• Prior Leadership Experience in Acute Care (Preferred)
• BLS required; ACLS preferred;
  Specialty certification preferred